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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">Slide show</span><span class="f_BodyText"> facility in the</span><span class="f_UIControl"> Model Views</span><span class="f_BodyText"> window enables you to:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Create screen-based presentations of sets of diagrams</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Run a slide show manually</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Run a slide show automatically with each diagram displaying for a period that you define</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Display the slide show within the Enterprise Architect work area</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Display the slide show in full screen mode.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You create each slide show as a <a href="model_views.htm#Order">folder</a> within a Views folder under a Model View node. When you run a slide show, it displays the diagrams in the folder in the sequence in which they are listed in the folder. After each diagram has been displayed, it is closed.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Create a Slide Show</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To create a slide show, follow the steps below.</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Under a Model Views node, click on the Views folder to contain the slide show.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Either:</span></li>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist3">Right-click on the Views folder and select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">New Slideshow</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> context menu option or</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist3">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">New Slideshow folder</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> icon in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Model Views</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> toolbar.</span></li>
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<p class="p_NumberedList"> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<span class="f_NumberedList">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Create a new slideshow folder</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog displays.</span><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span><br>
<img src="slideshownew.png" width="283" height="103" border="0" alt="Slideshownew"><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">In the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Name</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field, type the name of the slide show.</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">OK</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button. The new slide show folder is added to the selected View folder.</span></li>
<li value=5><span class="f_NumberedList"><a href="dockingwindows.htm">Dock</a> the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> window separately from the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Model Views</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> window.</span></li>
<li value=6><span class="f_NumberedList">Drag the diagrams to be displayed as part of the slide show from the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> into the new slide show folder. Organize the diagrams in the order in which they are to be displayed.</span></li>
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<td width="952" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:952px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">The diagram items in the slide show folder are links to the diagrams in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText">, not copies of the diagrams or the diagrams themselves. Any actions you take in the slide show have no impact on the original diagrams.</span></p>
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<li value=7><span class="f_NumberedList">Close the folder.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can reorganize the diagrams in the slide show using the <a href="model_views_toolbar.htm">up/down green arrows</a> in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Model Views</span><span class="f_BodyText"> toolbar.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To remove a diagram that is not required, right-click on it in the slide show folder and select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Remove Linked Item</span><span class="f_BodyText"> context menu option.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Define Slide Show Operation</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Slide show operation can be automated or manual. To define how the slide show is to operate, follow the steps below.</span></p>
<ol style="text-indent: 0px; margin-left: 48px; list-style-position: outside;">
<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Right-click on the slide show folder. The context menu displays.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Properties</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> context menu option. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Slideshow Properties</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog displays.</span><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span><br>
<img src="slideshowprop.png" width="289" height="185" border="0" alt="Slideshowprop"><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">If you intend to automate the slide show, select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Enable</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> checkbox. To run the slide show manually, deselect the checkbox.</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">If you intend to automate the slide show, in the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Time</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field type the number of seconds that each diagram is to remain on display.</span></li>
<li value=5><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">OK</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button.</span></li>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Run Slide Show</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To run a slide show of diagrams, either in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Diagram View</span><span class="f_BodyText"> or full screen, follow the steps below:</span></p>
<ol style="text-indent: 0px; margin-left: 48px; list-style-position: outside;">
<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Right-click on the slide show folder. The context menu displays.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Select either the:</span></li>
</ol>
<ul style="text-indent: 0px; margin-left: 65px; list-style-position: outside;">
<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Run Slideshow</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> option, to run the slideshow in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Diagram View</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> </span></li>
<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Run Slideshow Fullscreen</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> option to run the slideshow using the full screen.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="p_NumberedList"> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<span class="f_NumberedList">The first diagram in the slide show displays.</span></p>
<ol style="text-indent: 0px; margin-left: 48px; list-style-position: outside;">
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">If you have set up the slide show to run automatically, you can leave it to display the diagrams as defined. You can also moderate the slide show using manual commands.</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">If you are controlling the slide show manually, right-click on a slide. A small toolbar displays.</span><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span><br>
<img src="slidetool.png" width="141" height="26" border="0" alt="slidetool"><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span></li>
<li value=5><span class="f_NumberedList">Control the slide show using the toolbar icons and other aids, as follows:</span></li>
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<td valign="middle" width="194" bgcolor="#e3e6ed" style="width:194px; background-color:#e3e6ed; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tableheader"><span class="f_Tableheader">To:</span></p>
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<td valign="middle" width="264" bgcolor="#e3e6ed" style="width:264px; background-color:#e3e6ed; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tableheader"><span class="f_Tableheader">Click On, or Press</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="194" style="width:194px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display the next slide</span></p>
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<td valign="middle" width="264" style="width:264px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><img src="nextslide.png" width="21" height="27" border="0" alt="nextslide"></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Spacebar]</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> or </span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[</span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-family: 'Wingdings 3'; font-weight: bold;">#</span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="194" style="width:194px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display the previous slide</span></p>
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<td valign="middle" width="264" style="width:264px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><img src="prevslide.png" width="18" height="27" border="0" alt="prevslide"></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField" style="font-family: 'Wingdings 3';">!</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="194" style="width:194px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display the first slide</span></p>
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<td valign="middle" width="264" style="width:264px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><img src="firstpict.png" width="22" height="27" border="0" alt="Firstpict"></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[</span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-family: 'Wingdings 3'; font-weight: bold;">#</span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="194" style="width:194px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display the final slide</span></p>
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<td valign="middle" width="264" style="width:264px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><img src="finalslide.png" width="22" height="27" border="0" alt="finalslide"></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[</span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-family: 'Wingdings 3'; font-weight: bold;">$</span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">]</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="194" style="width:194px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Pause the slide show</span></p>
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<td valign="middle" width="264" style="width:264px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><img src="pause.png" width="17" height="27" border="0" alt="Pause"></p>
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<td valign="top" width="194" style="width:194px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Resume the slide show</span></p>
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<td valign="middle" width="264" style="width:264px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><img src="resumeshow.png" width="20" height="27" border="0" alt="Resumeshow"></p>
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<td valign="top" width="194" style="width:194px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Stop the slide show</span></p>
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<td valign="middle" width="264" style="width:264px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><img src="stopslide.png" width="20" height="27" border="0" alt="stopslide"></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">(In </span><span class="f_UIControl">Diagram View</span><span class="f_Tabletext">) right-click on the slide show folder and select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Stop Slideshow</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> context menu option.</span></p>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Delete Slide Show</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To delete a slide show, right-click on the slide show folder and select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Remove Slideshow</span><span class="f_BodyText"> context menu option. Enterprise Architect prompts you to confirm the deletion. The folder and its list of links to diagrams in the model is removed.</span></p>




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